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MOTOR STAND.

APPLICATIYON FILED AUIG.9, 1919. I 1,409,266. Patented-Mar. 14, 1922.

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MOTOR STAND.

APPLICATION FILED AUG,9. |919.

1,409,266. I Patented Ma1-.14,1922.

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MOTOR STAND.

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Patented Mar. 14, 1922.

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G. F. WERTH. MoTR STAND.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 9, 1919. 1,409,266. Patented M1111 14, 1922.

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GEORGE F. WERTH, OF CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO CANEDY-OTTOMFG. C0., OF CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

MOTOR STAND.

To all whom t m C011/ conce/ru Be it known that I, GEORGE F. VERTH, acitizen of the United States, residing at Chicago Heights, in thecount-y of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Motor Stands, of which the :following is thespecification.

My invention has reference more particularly to a frame, preferablyportable,.which is adapted to support a mot-or in an adjustable mannerthereon, so that it may be removed as required to enable a workman tohave convenient access to all parts of' the motor.

The principal objects of my invention are, to provide an improved mot-orstand which is constructed to be universally applicable to various typesand sizes of motors, so that when the stand is used in a repair shop itwill accommodate practically any type of motor which may be brought infor repairs; to provide a motor stand of this character having improvedmeans for regulating the distance between lateral supports whereon themotor is mounted; to provide improved means for swinging the motor onthe motor stand and whereby the motor may be readily locked in anyposition to which it is adjusted; to provide a motor stand with specialprovision for supporting a Ford motor whereby the cylinder block issecurely clamped in position in such a manner that all detachable partsand the bolts holding same onto the cylinder block are accessible forinstallation and removal; to provide a device of this character ofsimple and economical construction embodying novel features ofimprovement, rendering the device more desirable for its purpose thanmotor sta-nds which havebeen heretofore provided.

On the drawings, Fig. 1 is a side view of a motor stand constructed inaccordance with my invention.

Fig. 2, a front view ofthe motor stand, equipped with brackets formounting a Ford motor thereon.

Fig. 3, an enlarged fragmentary view of the structure shown in Fig.-2holding a Ford cylinder block.

Fig. 4, a view partly in section on the linev 4.-4 ofl Fig. 3.

Fig. 5, a perspective view of the bracket used at one side of the Fordmotor.

Fig. 6, a similar viewof the bracket used at the other side of the Fordmotor, and

Fig. 7, a front view of the crank or handle Specification of LettersPatent. Piltllted )[313 14, 1922,

Application :filed August 9, 1919.

Serial No. 316,505.

which is employed for adjusting the motor support with the motorthereon.

Referring to the drawings, the reference numerals 1 and 2 indicatespaced standards of similar construction, except that they are right andleft hand. These standards are widened out at the bottom to affordspaced legs 3, each of which is preferably provided with caster wheelsor rollers il, to enable the motor stand to be readily moved about, andthe corresponding legs 3 of the standards l and 2 are connected togetherby the transverse bars 5, the ends of which are seated in sockets 6,provided therefor in the legs B, and secured in the sockets by bolts 7.This construction provides a rigid connection to hold the standards 1and 2 in spaced upright position, and affords a clear space ofconsiderable depth extending down from the upper ends of the standardsto permit a motor to be adjusted therebetween.

Each standard l. and 2 is provided at its upper end with an elongatedcylindrical split bearing 8, the bearings of the two standards being inaxial alinement, and each has a long shaft or spindle 9 mounted thereinand provided at its inner end with a head 10 recessed on the inner faceor otherwise constructed to have the angle iron 1l bolted thereto. Theseangle irons on the two heads l() preferably lie in parallel planes, asshown in Fig. 3, and both extend a considerable distance on the oppositesides of the axis of the spindles 9, and both the upright flange 12 andthe inwardly extending flange 13 of each angle iron are provided with aplurality of perforations'or bolt-holes 14 and 15 respecively, to effectattachments of various types of motors or motor supporting bracketsthereon. l

The split edges of the clamp bearings 8 have spaced ears 16 and 17 whichnormally spring apart sufficiently to permit turning and also endwiseadjustment of the spindle 9 therein, the latter adjustment beingprovided to properly space the'heads 10 so that the angle irons 11 maybe positioned to support motors of various widths, while the formeradjustment is provided to enable the motor, when supported on the angleirons 11, or otherwise mounted on the motor stand. to be swung around inany position which the op erator may find convenient to gain access tothe various parts of the motor in repairing. assembling, etc.

For contracting the split bearings 8, to lock the spindles 9 and partsmounted thereon in any positions to which they may be adjusted, the ears16 andV 17 of each bearing are perforated and have a holt 18 extendingtherethrough with the head 19 at one end engaging against the flange 17,and the other end threaded and projecting through the ilange 16. A leveror handle 20 has a hub or nut portion 21 at one end threaded on theouter end of the bolt, to engage against the rlange 16, wherebysuliicient pressure may kbe applied tocontract thev split bearing S intotight engagement with the spindle' 9.

1 also employ Va cap screw 2l, which is threaded in the iiange 17 toengage the bolt 18, so that the latter is heldstationary while the lever20 is operated. This screw, ot course, may be released from time to timeit required, and the bolt 18 turned suliiciently to regulate theclamping'position of the lever 2() and aiiord the required swing of thelever 2O to properly tighten and loosen the clamp bearing 8. i

The motors which are commonly employed in automobiles usually have oneor more bearings at each side which may be `readily attached to theflanges or the angle irons 11 whenV the latter are properly spacedapart, and in cases where the motors Vare provided with end bearingswhich require support a transverse support may be readily connectedbetween the angle iron 11 to connect with such bearings. It'will nodoubt be understood that these angle -irons with their plurality ofbolt-holes or perforations and the adjustment thereof, which isprovided, enable practically any type of automobile motor to bemounted'thereon, either directly or by employing attachments which maybe found in most assemblingplants or repair shops. 1

` In view of the lactthat alarge percentage of repair work encounteredis in connection with Ford motors, owing to the large i number of Fordcars in use, 'I have provided special attaching' brackets for Fordmotors,-

whereby the latter maybe conveniently mounted on my motor stand in sucha manv ner as to permitaccess to all bolts and parts A Y der block, suchas'shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 11,

comprising yfour cylinders, indicated at A,

VB, C, andD in Fig.y 3,-and having a water.`

jacket surrounding'the upper ends of the cylinders, and the upper halt-66 or the crank cas'ev formed4 integral with thelowerends ot thecylinders. vThe cylinders are arranged in the block in two pairs,cylinders A and Bf being/close together and having their eX` ternalYwalls merged together, with a recessV 67 therebetween at each sideofthe cylinder block, and the cylinders C and D are like wise arrangedclose together. The inner cylinders of each pair, viz., B and C, arespaced apart as shown, leaving an opening 27 there between, and thecylinder `block is supported onmy stand by a pair or brackets or clampmembers engaging on the opposite sides or the motor block, and securedtogether by a bolt passing through this opening 2T.

. The bracket or clamp tor. the valve side or right handV side of thecylinder block, looking at Fig. f1, is indicated at 28, and is C-shaped,having a lower Varin 29, and an upper armV 30, suitably spaced, so thatthe former engages against the flange 31 ot the upper half 66 of thecrank case, which is provided for the attachment or the lower half ofthe crank case thereto, and the latter arm of the C-shaped bracket 28engages the shoulder 32, formed by the wall of they water jacket 65,which surrounds the upper ends ofthe cylinders. y

Thelower arm 29 is tapered or suitably formed at the end, as shown at33, so that the end oli the arm may properly engage thc flange 31,approximately, in the vertical plane of the opening 27, between the twocenter cylinders, and avoid the boss B-l or the `flange 31, throughwhich a bolt is passed for, connecting the upper and lower halves or'the crank case. By cutting away this arm 29 at 33, clearance isalsoprovided to engage this bolt with a wrench and remove same, while themotor is clamped in place on the motor stand. i

yThe other arm 30 ot this clamp 28 has an enlarged end 35, with athreaded aperture "86 extended into the end in position to re ceive thethreaded end of the bolt 3'?, which is thus secured thereto so as to beinserted through the opening 27 between the two center cylinders,.andabove this enlarged end 35, the arm 30 is also provided with a laterallyextending block 38, which may be integral withthe arm 30, or attachedthereto, and has an angular seat 39, into which'lhe shoulder 32ofthis'water jacket tits. The

lateral elongation or this block'BS serves to hold the bracket 2,8 inupright position `w ith respect to the motor, and prevents the lowerarm` 29 from' swinging laterally along the flange 31.` Y I Y i Thebightl oli-this C-shapedbracket 28 is formed with the elongated fla-nge40 extend; ing laterally 'at each side thereof, andalso outwardly fromthe bracket 28, soV rest Yupon the flange 13 of one of the angle irons11, being secured to this Vflange by the bolts 411 passed ythroughapertures 42 or the flange 40, and corresponding bolt holes in the ange13 'of the angle iron 11;

For engagement with the Vopposite side of the motor block, I provideV awide arched or yoke-shaped bracket or clamp plateflf,

having inturned ends 44, beveled as at 45, to engage respectively in therecesses 697, provided between and at the juncture respectively of thelirst and second cylinders, A and B, and the third and fourth cylinders,C and D, as shown in-F ig. 3. The vertical width of this bracket issubstantiallyv the same as the vertical distance between the bottom wallof the water acket and the upper wall 48 of the crank case, so that theends 44 iit readily therebetween. The outer face of this bracket 43 islongitudinally channeled at 49, and has the intermediate portion of thewrought iron bracket 50 secured therein by a number of bolts 5l, and thebracket 43 is provided intermediate of its ends with a perforation 52,and the wrought iron bracket 50 with a corresponding perforation 53,through which the bolt 3T is inserted for clamping the motor blockbetween the brackets 28 and 43. One end of this bolt 37, as hereinbeforeindicated, is secured by means of a threaded connection in the enlargedend of the bracket 28, so as to aline with and project through theperforations 52 and 53, when the brackets 28 and 43 are properly fittedagainst the opposite sides of the motor, and by tightening the nut 54,on the opposite end of this bolt 37, against the outer face of thewrought iron bracket 50, the brackets 28 and 43 may be drawn toward oneanother so that the motor is securely clamped between the bracket-s 28and 43, and rigidly supported thereby;

The wrought iron bracket 50 has an arm extending from each end of thebracket 43, and bent downwardly, as at 55, and provided with aperforated foot portion 56, whereby the wrought iron bracket 50 and themotor engaging bracket 43 are secured to the liange 13 of one of theangle irons l1 of the motor stand by means of the bolts 5T. v

rhe bracket 50 is bent upwardly, and the flange of the bracket 28positioned somewhat below the vertical center thereof, so that thebrackets 28 and 43 occupy the proper relative position, and alsotheproper position above the axis of the spindles 9, so that when thecomplete motor is carried by the motor stand, the center of gravity issuficiently near the aXis of the spindles 9 so phat the motor is notover-balanced on the spindles 9, and may therefore be adjusted withlittle effort. yThe `extension of the wrcught iron bracket end-wise andlaterally from the motor affords access to be conveniently had tothe-'various bolts and connections on the cylinder block, and theC-shaped construction of the bracket 28 likewise permits convenientaccess to the motor parts and particularly to the crank shaft bearingbolts in the opening 27 between the second and third cylinders, saidbrackets being thus designed so that the motor, as taken vfrom the car,may be clamped on the motor stand and entirely disassembled andreconstructed when so mounted without the necessity of unfastening theclamps in any stage of the operation, to permit access to connections orparts. This is an important feature of the construction of thesebrackets, as it isV very inconvenient to release the clamps andtemporarily support the cylinder block while tearing down or assemblingthe motor, and no other clamps, so far as I am aware, permit the entireassembling or tearing down of the motor with the clamps continuallymaintained in place.

'I he operation and use of this motor stand is thought to be obviousfrom the foregoing description, it being understood that it is intendedto provide a convenient support upon which motors of various types,including particularly such motors as are employed in automobiles, maybe conveniently mounted and swung around on the spindles 9, and held inany position to which it is swung, so that the workmen may have themotor in a convenient position to perform any desired operationsthereon. It will also be observed that the special attachments which Ihave provided for Ford motors enable the stand to be quickly adapted forsuch motors without loss of time, and provides a very desirableattachment, in view of thefact that there are many of such motors inuse, and consequently a large percentage of motor repair work on suchmotors.

For convenience in turning the motor on the stand, I provide one or bothof the spindles 9 with a crank connection at the outer end, and adetachable crank therefor. The spindles 9 are preferably hollow tubes,as this affords a large outer bearing surface to be engaged by theclamps 8 without unnecessary weight, and I construct a crank 58 with ahandle 59 at one end, and the disk 60 at the other end, having a plug61` adapted to be inserted in the opening 64 through the spindles 9. Thespindle 9 at the outer end has a socket or pin hole 62, and the crankdisk 60 a pin 63 extending inwardly from the inner face, so that whenthe plug 6l is inserted in the opening through the spindle 9, the pin 63may be inserted in the socket 62, and thereby affords a detachableconnection of the crank with the spindle 9, whereby the spindles 9'andthe motor mount-ed therebetween may be readily turned to any positionwhich the workmen desire.

lVhile I have shown'and described my invention in a preferred form, I amaware that various changes and modifications may be made withoutdeparting from the principles of my invention, the scope of which is tobe determined by the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

l. In a motor stand, the combination of a pair of standards having thelower por- Vprovided with a socket in the outer end,

means on the innei-.ends or' the spindles for supporting a motortherebetween and a crank having a lateral projection for engaging saidsocket of the spindle for detachably connecting the crank therewith sothat the latter is rotatable in its standard by means of the crank.

2. In a. motor stand, the combination of a pair of standards, meansconnecting the bottom portions of the standards for holding the latterin spaced uprightrelation, a pair of co-aXial spindles rotatably mountedat the upper ends of the standards, means on the inner ends of thespindles for supporting. a motor therebetween, an expansible clampoperable to permit rotation of the spindles and lock the spindlesagainst rotation, a lever for contracting t-he clamp and adjustablemeans for regulating the locking'position of the lever.

3. In a motor stand, the combination of a pair of standards, Ameansconnecting they standards at the bottom to maintain ythe standards inspaced/upright position and aiiiord an unobstructed opening between theupper ends'thereof, a bearing at the upper end of each standard in axialalignment with v,the bearing of the other standard. a spindle mounted ineach bearing for adjustment longitudinally and circularly, clampingmeans for locking the spindles in adjusted positions, nieans'on theinner end of each spindle for detacliably mounting a motor therebetween,a bolt loosely engaging the clamping means and having a lever threadedthereon for operating the latter and a set screw for holding the bolt invarious positions of circular adjustment so as tol f' regulate thelocking position of the lever.

t. In a motcrstand, the combinationo'f a pair of concentric, spaced,rotatable, supl spaced radially from. the axis of the supports to engageopposite sides otaniotor so as to hold the latter with the center ofgravity thereof substantially co-axial with the rotatable supports, andmeans connecting the oii'set portions of the brackets so as tol clamp amotor therebetween.

6. In a motor stand, for a motor having a cylinder block with atransverse Yopening between two center cylinders, the combination of apair of concentric, spaced, rotatable supports, and a bracket on eachsup- Y port, said brackets being adapted to engage against the oppositesides of the cylinder block, and a bolt adaptedv to be insertedthrough'the central opening between the cylinders, for clamp-ing thebrackets against the opposite sides of the cylinder block.

7. In a stand for a motor with a cylinder block, having a plurality ofcylinders with Y drawing one ofthe brackets toward the other,

to clamp the motor therebetween.

8.. In a stand fora motor having a plurality of cylinders, arranged sideby side,

and provided lwith an expanded waterV .jacket connecting their lupperends and a crank case connecting their lower ends, and an openingbetweentwo adjoining cylinders, the combination of a support therefor,comprising a pair of spaced standards, each having a rotatable memberadjustably mounted at the upper end thereof, a bracket on one of saidmembers having spaced points SCV ioo Y adapted to engage the waterjacket and theA Y' crank case respectively, et the, motor, a Vbracket onthe other member having spaced part-s adapted t0 engage betweencylinders ot" the motor between the water jacket and the crank case, anda threaded member inserted through the said openingbetween the adjoiningcylinders for drawing one Vof the brackets toward the other and clampingthe same against the opposite sides of Vthe motorV block. Y j

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